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Inside the Explosive Delineation Debate Picking Apart Black Folk's Identity, History, and Who 'Belongs' 

Inside the Explosive Delineation Debate Picking Apart Black Folk’s Identity, History, and Who ‘Belongs’ 

From ancestry and reparations to defining identity, the delineation movement is sparking conversations, and controversy, across Black America.
<i>The Root's</i> Ultimate Guide to Holiday Dos and Don'ts!

The Root’s Ultimate Guide to Holiday Dos and Don’ts!

Don’t make a holiday party mistake you’ll live to regret. Check out our list of
Fred Hampton, left, head of the Illinois Black Panthers, and Dr. Benjamin Spock, right, attend a rally against the trial of eight people accused of conspiracy to start a riot at the Democratic National Convention. The rally was held outside the Federal Building in Chicago on Oct. 29, 1969. Photo: Getty Images Don Casper/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service

Forget What JD Vance Said — Here are 13 Times White Folks Never Apologized For Bad Behavior

Despite JD Vance’s claim that white folks no longer “have to apologize for being white
NFL Might Tax Steelers’ DK Metcalf's This Eye-Watering Sum For His Sideline Move

NFL Might Tax Steelers’ DK Metcalf’s This Eye-Watering Sum For His Sideline Move

Pittsburgh Steelers player DK Metcalf is looking at getting seriously taxed in the pocketbook for
  • Watch: Rashida Jones Says #MeToo and Time’s Up Must Be Inclusive

    In a panel discussion moderated by Ava DuVernay at the Makers Conference on Monday, women in Hollywood discussed the #MeToo movement and Time’s Up initiative. The panel consisted of women in the film and TV industries and the Time’s Up initiative: director Melina Matsoukas, attorney Nina Shaw, writer and comedian Jill Soloway, agent Maha Dakhil,…

  • Who Gets the Friends in the Breakup?

    Recently, a couple I have known for a long time split up—much to the surprise and disappointment of everyone around them. They were the kind of couple that threw amazing dinner and cocktail parties, who were the picture of love and affection everywhere they went, and generally made you feel good whenever you were around…

  • Watch: Who Will Kneel for You? Artists Speak Out

    The Super Bowl may have been noticeably devoid of on-field protests, but the multiple “head injuries” within the game itself were a not-so-subtle reminder of the controversies that led to the low ratings of the 2017 NFL season. In this video, Danny Glover, Anna Deavere Smith and a chorus of other artists recite “To Kneel”…

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    Rob Moore Is 2nd Editor Out at New York Daily News Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

    In Newsroom, ‘Everyone Seemed Ready to Move On’ N.Y. Times Puts a Training Program on Hiatus Ciprian-Matthews Named EVP at CBS News Columnist Gave Black Journalists a Platform Ex-Nashville Anchor Sees Lack of Progress Rebooting Shows With White Casts Not a Good Sign Kenya Ignores Court Order to Restore TV Signals Robert Moore, the managing…

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    Move Over, Lois Lane! Hit Comic Features Black, Bisexual Tabloid Reporter

    First in Series ‘Sold Out on Day One’ Trump Vents With Reporters Before SOTU Smiley Begins Five-City Tour on Harassment New Mexico Keeps Prisoners Past Release Date Other Cities Eye Cleveland Decision on Wahoo Simeon Booker Has Company as Newspaper Pioneer Mogul Says Arise Network Has Beaten Despair Jacquie Jones Dies at 52, Led Black…

  • Judge of Characters: An Ode to Black Twitter

    Black Twitter is an almighty force that’s not only been able to make the best memes the internet has ever seen but has also managed to get movies made and racists fired, as well as expose the horrific trend of police brutality across the country. It’s so big, it can’t be contained. And for that,…

  • Building Good Relationships Means Creating Real Intimacy

    Connected. If I had to describe what intimacy means in one word, that would be the word. Connected. You being in tune with your partner and your partner being in tune with you. Puzzle pieces that fit together the way they are meant to, working together to make a beautiful thing. Intimacy is that connection.…

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    The Man Who ‘Integrated an Industry’*

    Those Who Followed Honor Jet’s Simeon Booker Columbia J-School Establishes Civil Rights Center Plain Dealer: Wahoo Should Have Been Long Gone Lemon Asks What Trump Is Trying to Hide Melvin Makes Spicer Watch Embarrassing Moments N.J. Investigation Tallies the Cost of Bad Cops Bystanders Bombard Texas Reporter With ‘N-Word’ A New Approach to Prepare Journalists…

  • Watch: The Root Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton’s Got 10 on It

    The Root just turned 10! To celebrate, some of our nearest and dearest will sit in the hot seat to answer 10 burning questions. First up is our very own editor-in-chief, Danielle Belton. Watch above.

  • Are Female Orgasms Elusive or Easily Attainable?

    During a recent #TheRootAfterDark Twitter chat on masturbation, there was some discussion about women masturbating because they don’t achieve orgasm with their partners. This is not an uncommon phenomenon, and there are many who believe that bringing a woman to orgasm is some sort of sorcery you have to learn from a magician—but is that…